Third Man Presents - Various Artists: American Epic: the Sessions (3LP) new recordings/current artists (June 16th)

Third Man Presents - Various Artists: American Epic: the Sessions (3LP) new recordings/current artists (June 16th)

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June 16 street date. This is the soundtrack to "THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS" directed by Bernard MacMahon. In "THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS," the team has reassembled the very first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s, and invited Jack White and T Bone Burnett to produce an album of recordings by twenty of today’s greatest artists. In this beautifully filmed musical feature, these artists are given the chance to pass through the portal that brought the world into the modern era. Engineer Nicholas Bergh has reassembled this recording system from original parts and it is now the only one left in the world. The system consists of a single microphone, a towering six-foot amplifier rack, and a live record-cutting lathe, powered by a weight-driven pulley system of clockwork gears. The musicians have roughly three minutes to record their song direct to disc before the weight hits the floor. In the 1920s, they called this "catching lightning in a bottle." All the musical performances in this film are live. The audio you hear on the soundtrack is taken directly from the discs they were recorded to, with no editing or enhancements. American Epic: The Sessions soundtrack features Alabama Shakes, The Americans, Ana Gabriel, Ashley Monroe, The Avett Brothers, Beck, Bettye Lavettte, Bobby Ingano, Elton John, Frank Fairfield, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Los Lobos, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Nas, Pokey LaFarge, Raphael Saadiq, Rhiannon Giddens, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Taj Mahal, Jack White, and Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Features : 180g Vinyl / 3LP Set / 20-page photo booklet / Trifold jacket. Free shipping available to St. John's/Toronto for pickup only.

LP 1 1. Killer Diller Blues by Alabama Shakes 2. On the Road Again by Nas 3. Candy Man by Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton 4. 2 Fingers of Whiskey by Elton John and Jack White 5. The Coo Coo Bird by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell 6. Like a Rose by Ashley Monroe 7. The Only Man Wilder than Me by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard 8. Matrimonial Intentions by Jack White 9. One Hour Mama by Rhiannon Giddens 10. Mal Hombre by Ana Gabriel 11. El Cascabel by Los Lobos LP 2 1. Closer Walk with Thee by The Avett Brothers 2. Fourteen Rivers,Fourteen Floods by Beck 3. Nobody’s Dirty Business by Bettye Lavette 4. St. Louis Blues by Pokey LaFarge 5. High Water Everywhere,Part 2 by Taj Mahal 6. One Mic by Nas 7. Pretty Saro by Rhiannon Giddens 8. Jubilee by Ashley Monroe and The Americans 9. Tous les Matins by Lost Bayou Ramblers 10. When I Woke Up this Morning by Bettye Lavette 11. If the River was Whiskey by Frank Fairfield LP 3 1. Stealin’ Stealin’ by Raphael Saadiq 2. Jordan am a Hard Road to Travel by The Avett Brothers 3. Sail Away Ladies by The Americans 4. Tomi Tomi by The Hawaiians 5. Last Kind Words by Christine Pizzuti 6. Come On in My Kitchen by Stephen Stills 7. Mama’s Angel Child by Jack White 8. Josephine by Pokey LaFarge 9. Hilo Hanakahi by The Hawaiians 10. Old Fashioned Love by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard